City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Draft  
Monday, January 12, 2026  
5:00 PM  
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Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall  
Baltimore City Council  
Zeke Cohen, Council President - District 1: Mark Parker - District 2: Danielle  
McCray - District 3: Ryan Dorsey - District 4: Mark Conway - District 5: Isaac "Yitzy"  
Schleifer - District 6: Vice President Sharon Green Middleton - District 7: James  
Torrence - District 8: Paris Gray - District 9: John Bullock - District 10: Phylicia  
Porter - District 11: Zac Blanchard - District 12: Jermaine Jones - District 13: Antonio  
Glover - District 14: Odette Ramos  
Call to Order  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
December 15, 2025  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
December 23, 2025  
Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances  
701 Mura Street  
FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the  
establishment, maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot  
on the property known as 701 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 70), as  
outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances from  
minimum lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear yard  
requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Jermaine Jones  
Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the IMU-1  
Zoning District – Variances – 1100 Wicomico Street  
FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the  
establishment, maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the  
property known as 1100 Wicomico Street (Block 0811, Lot 060), as  
outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding  
off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter  
Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variance – 220 North Culver  
Street  
FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the  
conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-7  
Zoning District on the property known as 220 North Culver Street (Block  
2275A, Lot 135), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a  
variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for  
a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Paris Gray  
Executive Nominations  
Dr. Brian Murray  
EA26-0125  
EA26-0126  
EA26-0127  
EA26-0128  
EA26-0129  
EA26-0130  
EA26-0131  
EA26-0132  
EA26-0133  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Claudia Balog  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Eileen Miller  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Jim Campbell  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Joshua Watkins  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Monte Ephraim  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Olivia Farrow  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Susan Francis  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Dr. Thomas Cudjoe  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
EA26-0134  
Dr. Yvette Conyers  
Member - Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources, and  
Empowerment  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
EA26-0135  
EA26-0136  
EA26-0137  
Labree' O'Bannon  
Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Michelle Johnson  
Member - Baltimore City Affordable Housing Trust Fund  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
George Webb, Jr.  
Member - Board of Ethics  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Public Health & Environment  
Parking for Disabled Individuals and Helpers – Modifications  
FOR the purpose of removing certain permit renewal requirements for an  
individual with a disability; allowing a certain individual to submit notice to  
the Department of Transportation that a reserved parking permit is no  
longer needed; removing certain obsolete language; and generally relating  
to parking for disabled persons and helpers.  
Sponsors:  
Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence, John Bullock,  
Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT  
Budget & Appropriations  
Supplementary Mayoralty Capital Project Fund Capital Appropriation –  
Baltimore City Information Technology – $13,650,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Mayoralty Capital Project  
Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $13,650,000 to the Baltimore  
City Information Technology – PRJ002423 911111 127-116 (Broadband  
for Public Housing Sites), to provide funding for the Memorandum of  
Understanding between the City and the Housing Authority of Baltimore  
City to install broadband internet service at public housing sites; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT  
Supplementary Convention Center Capital Project Fund Capital  
Appropriation – Convention Center – $200,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Convention Center Capital  
Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to the  
Convention Center – PRJ002554 998001 534-001 (Convention Center  
Annual Contribution), to provide funding for capital improvements at the  
Convention Center; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Supplementary Department of Transportation Project Fund Capital  
Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $2,000,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of  
Transportation Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of  
$2,000,000 to the Department of Transportation – PRJ002909 (West  
Baltimore United), to provide funding for deconstruction and  
redevelopment of U.S. 40 Highway to Nowhere; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Supplementary Department of Transportation Project Fund Capital  
Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $15,500,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of  
Transportation Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of  
$15,500,000 to the Department of Transportation – PRJ002913 (Hanover  
Street Corridor and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge National  
Environmental Protection Act Study), to advance concept planning studies  
for multi-modal transportation improvements to a 30% Design; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Supplementary Department of Transportation Project Fund Capital  
Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $498,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of  
Transportation Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of  
$498,000 to the Department of Transportation – PRJ003511 (Jones Falls  
Gateway), to design a segment of the Jones Falls Trail; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Supplementary Department of Planning Project Fund Capital  
Appropriation – Department of Planning – $17,000,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of Planning  
Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $17,000,000 to the  
Department of Planning – PRJ003617 (Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative  
- MBRI), to support the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership to design  
and construct the Smith Cove Project (SCP); and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
General Fund Appropriation Transfer – Service 122 (M-R Miscellaneous  
General Expenses) to Department of Transportation – PRJ002526  
(Neighborhood Traffic Calming (508-151)) – $1,000,000  
FOR the purpose of amending the Capital budget to provide previously  
authorized and appropriated general funds for a new project in the amount  
of $1,000,000 from Service 122 (M-R Miscellaneous General Expenses) to  
the Department of Transportation – PRJ002526 (Neighborhood Traffic  
Calming (508-151)); and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration), Zac Blanchard  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Committee Announcements  
Announcements  
District Spotlight - 7th District  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M.  
Adjournment  
Thank you all for attending this meeting.  
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everyone exit promptly to the 1st floor main entrance.  
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